KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Thursday, August 5, 1999) -- The Chicago Fire received from
Diego Gutierrez and Ante Razov in a five-minute span late in the first half,
then withstood a second-half rally by the Kansas City Wizards for a 2-1 victory
tonight before an anemic Major League Soccer crowd of 5,072 at Arrowhead
Stadium.

Chicago (11-9, 31 points) snapped a two-game losing streak and climbed into a
second-place tie with the Dallas Burn in the Western Conference standings.
Kansas City (6-15, 14 points) remained in the Western basement.

For the sixth consecutive match, the Wizards conceded the first goal.
Gutierrez, a product of Kansas City's Rockhurst College, netted his third goal
of the season in the 38th minute, assisted by Lubos Kubik and new acquisition
Sam George.

Just five minutes later, Razovís header made it 2-0. Jerzy Pobrodzny fed fellow
Polish national team veteran Roman Kosecki on the left side of the penalty
area, where Kosecki lofted a cross to Razov at the far post.

Kansas City. Thwarted by the crossbar in the first half, closed the gap to 2-1
in the 62nd minute when Mo Johnston redirected a Brian Johnson bullet from long
range to slide the ball past goalkeeper Zach Thornton.